The Oblate Youth Service (OYS) is a group of young lay men and women who through their lives and together as a group use their gifts to serve those in need through the missionary spirit of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) and their founder, Saint Eugene de Mazenod.

Part of the Anglo-Irish Oblate Province, the OYS evolved in 1987 from what was then known as the "Overland Trip" on the annual Oblate pilgrimage to Lourdes. It maintains the commitment of the Oblate family to living the motto of its family's founder, "He (God) has sent me to bring the good news to the poor", but also has its own identity and mission of service to the poor and sick.

Whilst care of the sick on the annual pilgrimage to Lourdes remains central to the work of the OYS, it was soon recognised that we could also share our skills, faith and time to make a difference at home and abroad. Consequently the OYS currently works within the Anglo-Irish Province and in various projects in South Africa, Kenya and in the past Canada.

As an organisation in our own right we have developed structures to support our work, with an Executive consisting of an Executive Director, two Directors and a committee of five members of the OYS.